Availability: Out now on Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and PC
Balan Wonderworld marks the grand return of Yuji Naka (an impeccably stylish dev, I was lucky enough to meet him once and was impressed how his socks, tie and pocket square all matched, a fact that might have been unremarkable were they not all a searingly bright orange). Here the Sonic the Hedgehog programmer is reunited with the designer of Sega s mascot Naoto Ohshima - a man who can also boast Nights into Dreams, Burning Rangers, and perhaps most appropriately this time out Blinx: The Time Sweeper on his CV. The two are together for the first time since 1998 s Sonic Adventure, a pairing that promises a certain type of game that Balan Wonderworld certainly delivers on.
A Fan-made Pocket Chao Garden ‘Experiment’ Is Going Mobile
People looking for the Chao Garden experience again will have a sort of option. BillehBawb announced
Pocket Chao Garden will be available for Android devices on February 11, 2021. It is a fan-made, virtual pet simulation that is a one-person project, and its itch.io page is already live.
As is common for the simulation, players will adopt and care for Chao. They’ll spend in-game money to buy it fruit to level them up and toys to revitalize them. It will also have mini-games, like Chao Bounce, Chao Halfpipe, Chao Tightrope, and Megaton Chao.
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